I hope I'm saving lives. There are very few people in their careers that have the opportunity to do something to benefit mankind.

All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things.

I tell young people to reach for the stars. And I can't think of a greater high than you could possibly get than by inventing something.

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There is no plan B for passion

The First Aphorism of Religion Cases: Only the religious convictions of other people are weird. Yours are perfectly rational.

Fiction writers can’t be trusted. They make things up.

If painting weren't so difficult, it wouldn't be fun.

I will sometimes post tweets that are about a specific person or people, in which case I will imagine the people I am tweeting about to be my audience.

Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it's like an impulse.

Evil thoughts and evil doing, cold, alone, you hang in ruins.

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.